Sourwood spirit, take 2

[Jonathan creason]

Another attempt at a wood spirit in a sourwood stick. Still need to apply a finish coat or 2 and try to tone down the paint a tad.

[woodburner807]

You certainly have the technique down and now you can change and alter them as you wish, Jonathan. I find that to be a lot of fun.

Have you seen Vladimire's youtube video yet? Doug Linker also has a youtube video on wood spirits.

Good work.

Oh, you can use nail heads or other objects to make eyes and it is a lot easier. FYI

[joepaulbutler]

A suggestion to try--------Take the face you just carved and get a dark stain, wipe it on the hair and beard area, then wip it of right away, might have to do it a couple of times, just my 2¢

[Merle Rice]

Hi Jonathan , it looks like you are a Natural for Flat Plane Carving . Keep it up . Merle

[Mike WNC]

Very nicely done Jonathan!

Mike

[Claude]

Great looking wood spirit!

Claude

[Jonathan creason]

Thank you all. I decided to follow joepaulbutler’s advice and add a little wood stain. I built it up over a few layers, and then added a final wash over the whole piece. This is the final result.

[woodburner807]

That sure adds contrast to the face. Looks fine and better than the first post, Johnathan...in my opinion.

[drhandrich]

that looks just fine. you have the right idea of a 2 tone stain, one with a tad of color and the rest natural oil.

[Rontana]

That's a good looking wood spirit.